Vocabulary
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Thriller
/ˈθʁɪlɐ/· noun· Pl. die Thriller
thriller (film, series or book)
Der Thriller — a suspenseful film, series or novel about crime, espionage or danger; a staple of bestseller lists and Sunday-evening TV.
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Forms
- Singular
- der Thriller
- Plural
- die Thriller
- Genitiv
- des Thrillers
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Thriller
thriller
Der Thriller spielt in einem abgelegenen Hotel in den Alpen.
The thriller is set in a remote hotel in the Alps.
Word family
Thrillerder Psychothrillerpsychological thrillerder Politthrillerpolitical thrillerder Wissenschaftsthrillerscience thriller
Common combinations
- ein spannender Thrillera gripping thriller
- ein Thriller über etwasa thriller about something
- einen Thriller verfilmento make a film of a thriller
Common learner mistakes
- die Thrillersdie ThrillerThe plural has no ending, like other nouns in -er. Note: a Krimi is about solving a crime, a Thriller about suspense and danger.
Real examples
- Den Thriller habe ich in einer Nacht durchgelesen, so spannend war er.I read the thriller in one night, it was so gripping.
- Der Sender zeigt den Thriller erst nach 22 Uhr, weil einige Szenen für Kinder ungeeignet sind.The channel is only showing the thriller after 10 p.m. because some scenes are unsuitable for children.
- Die Verhandlungen wurden zu einem echten Thriller, der erst in der letzten Nacht entschieden wurde.The negotiations turned into a real thriller that was only decided on the last night.
